🌱 Patch AM: How do Woodridge 68 salaries stack up against Illinois’ top-paying districts?

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In today's newsletter:

• How do Woodridge 68 salaries stack up against Illinois' top-paying districts?

Also on today's calendar: Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, August 23, 2026 and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 61.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2024-25: Average administrator salary was 94.1% higher than teacher salary in Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 (lakecountygazette.com) — Woodridge School District 68 appears on a new statewide list comparing average administrator and teacher salaries, with local administrators earning about $175,000 and teachers about $88,500. The story centers on Hawthorn District 73 but gives Woodridge residents a clear benchmark against some of Illinois' largest and highest-paying districts, alongside statewide trends in pay growth, vacancies, and teacher retention.
   

📸 Around Woodridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodridge

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, August 23, 2026 →
  Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park
  9:00 am
• Nik & Ivy Maker's Market - Summer Edition (Anniversary Events) →
  Nik & Ivy Brewing Company, 1026 S State St, Lockport
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Back-To-School Duck Dash →
  , Woodridge
  9:30 am
• JJH Baseball @ Minooka Round Robin (Time and Opponent TBD)
  Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Woodridge, IL 60517
  4:30 pm
Monday August 24
• Teachers' Institute Day 8/24
  Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
• Kindergarten Meet and Greet
  Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
  4:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Teachers' Institute Day 8/25
  Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
• Elementary School Meet and Greet
  Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
  2:45 pm
• JJH Baseball @ Cass
  Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Woodridge, IL 60517
  4:15 pm
• Middle School Locker Set Up
  Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• JJH Softball vs. Summit Heritage
  Thomas Jefferson Junior High School , 7200 Janes Ave, Woodridge, IL 60517, USA
  4:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Teen Movie Friday
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library - Vortex
  3:00 pm
• JJH Baseball @ Minooka Round Robin (Time and Opponent TBD)
  Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Woodridge, IL 60517
  4:30 pm
• Baseball Boys V vs Lisle @ JA
  Jane Addams Middle School Bolingbrook, IL 60440
  4:30 pm
• Softball Girls vs AVM @ AVM
  Jane Addams Middle School Bolingbrook, IL 60440
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know of a reasonably priced tree company?
  Comed cut down a bunch of my tree and I brought it to the parkway but the city won't take it. (Nextdoor Mending Wall)

• Cenergy posted a job opening for Material Handler (3rd Shift) in Woodridge. Apply here.
• Partners Personnel posted a job opening for Mh1- Material Handler (ID #497917) in Woodridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Darien

• Darien Home Invasion Suspect Upset About Grandmother's Home: Police (patch.com)
• Spotter TMS Launches First Outdoor Campaign (industrytoday.com)

Downers Grove

• State Senator John Curran Hosts Senior Fair In Downers Grove (wjol.com)
• Java Developer - IT Associates, Inc. - Hybrid in Downers Grove, IL, US (dice.com)

Bolingbrook

• Bolingbrook Rotary Holds Mini Golf Fundraiser (patch.com)
• Bolingbrook Man Hit Another Driver, Stole Items During Road Rage Incident: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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